NSC 2013: Marla Riff [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about Marla Riff, who is competing at the 2013 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 17-14, +598, and is ranked #38 in Division 3.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Marla Surname(s): Riff Home: Boynton Beach, FL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 493 Average for: 381 Average against: 362
Round 1		Riff played #136 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 402 to 396 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-0, +6.
Round 2		Riff played #98 Jacqueline Heller (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 311 to 360 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-1, -43.
Round 3		Riff played #63 Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) and lost 344 to 362 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-2, -61.
Round 4		Riff played #35 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and lost 344 to 395 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 1-3, -112.
Round 5		Riff played #106 Lany Ramos (Montreal QC) and won 419 to 327 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-3, -20.
Round 6		Riff played #113 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and won 432 to 280 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-3, +132.
Round 7		Riff played #138 Scott McManus (Seattle, WA) and won 392 to 319 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, +205.
Round 8		Riff played #99 Josh Greenway (Toronto ON) and lost 375 to 426 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-4, +154.
Round 9		Riff played #86 Vicki Zimny (Morton Grove, IL) and won 395 to 354 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-4, +195.
Round 10		Riff played #130 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and lost 420 to 421 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-5, +194.
Round 11		Riff played #43 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and lost 325 to 451 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-6, +68.
Round 12		Riff played #112 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and won 421 to 322 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-6, +167.
Round 13		Riff played #67 Vicki Holmes (Menominee, MI) and lost 325 to 381 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-7, +111.
Round 14		Riff played #77 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 429 to 316 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-7, +224.
Round 15		Riff played #34 Rhonda Roederer (New Orleans, LA) and lost 306 to 377 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-8, +153.
Round 16		Riff played #72 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and won 453 to 315 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-8, +291.
Round 17		Riff played #109 Gloria Miller (Santa Monica, CA) and won 403 to 354 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-8, +340.
Round 18		Riff played #55 Risa Horowitz (Regina SK) and lost 387 to 398 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-9, +329.
Round 19		Riff played #105 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 415 to 371 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-9, +373.
Round 20		Riff played #29 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 337 to 422 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-10, +288.
Round 21		Riff played #26 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 493 to 321 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-10, +460.
Round 22		Riff played #39 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 349 to 346 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-10, +463.
Round 23		Riff played #139 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 400 to 379 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-10, +484.
Round 24		Riff played #23 Doreen Fiorelli (New York, NY) and lost 360 to 423 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-11, +421.
Round 25		Riff played #2 Randy Urist (San Diego, CA) and won 407 to 317 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-11, +511.
Round 26		Riff played #7 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 383 to 312 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-11, +582.
Round 27		Riff played #52 Andy Murphy (Atlanta, GA) and lost 283 to 346 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-12, +519.
Round 28		Riff played #53 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 366 to 370 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-13, +515.
Round 29		Riff played #50 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and lost 316 to 344 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 15-14, +487.
Round 30		Riff played #128 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and won 386 to 372 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 16-14, +501.
Round 31		Riff played #44 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 438 to 341 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 17-14, +598.

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